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Pams Academy Appeals for Sponsorship as Young Stars Struggle
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Weekend read

Pams Academy Appeals for Sponsorship as Young Stars Struggle

Pam's Academy has made a plea for sponsorship as financial challenges continue to threaten the dreams of many young footballers under its development system. The academy’s head coach, Brighton Pamhirw...

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From glitter to grit: The unmaking of Murowa Diamonds
Profiles

From glitter to grit: The unmaking of Murowa Diamonds

  The people of Zvishavane remember the almost intoxicating sense of prosperity when Murowa Diamonds began operating at scale. Jobs were there, not just for highly qualified technicians from Harare bu...

By Witness Runodada
16 Uncomfortable Truths- Day 14 - GBV is a corporate issue that costs companies money
Profiles

16 Uncomfortable Truths- Day 14 - GBV is a corporate issue that costs companies money

 Every time a woman or man wakes up from a night of violence, a company loses revenue in real measurable terms.Domestic abuse shows up ion production lines as late arrivals, unexplained absenteeism, b...

By ZimNow Reporter
Tungwarara: Zimbabwe’s New Powerbroker and the Politics of Delivered Development
Opinion Essays

Tungwarara: Zimbabwe’s New Powerbroker and the Politics of Delivered Development

   Paul “Tempter” Tungwarara moves like an answer prepared in advance: Dubai flights, quick contracts, polite press statements, and projects that surface exactly where political credit is most useful....

By ZimNow Reporter
Trading Citizens’ Livelihoods for Luxury
Opinion Essays

Trading Citizens’ Livelihoods for Luxury

  The shock was not in the request itself. Schools have long gone without computers. Alumni have always stepped in where government fails. But when ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera urged Zimbabweans to d...

By Oscar Jeke
Sabhuku Shaun Chitsiga, tech founder, and new face of rural renaissance
Profiles

Sabhuku Shaun Chitsiga, tech founder, and new face of rural renaissance

  Rutendo Mazhindu | ReporterMost people imagine sabhukus as elderly custodians of land and lineage, not a digital startup founder and boss.  At an age where many are still chasing city rent, Shaun Ch...

By Rutendo Mazhindu
16 Uncomfortable Truths- DAY 13 —Corruption is a GBV issue
Profiles

16 Uncomfortable Truths- DAY 13 —Corruption is a GBV issue

  Corruption is not just a governance issue. It is a gender-based violence issue.Because every time a perpetrator buys freedom, pulls political strings, or walks out of court untouched, a survivor is...

By ZimNow Reporter
Sikandar Raza’s Rise to the Top
Sport

Sikandar Raza’s Rise to the Top

  For almost ten years, Sikandar Raza has carried Zimbabwe’s hopes with a determination that has only grown stronger with age.At 39, he is playing some of the best cricket of his life.A week ago in Pa...

By Rutendo Mazhindu
Sweden Ends Development Aid to Zim
Diplomacy

Sweden Ends Development Aid to Zim

 Sweden has announced a major overhaul of its foreign aid priorities, confirming that it will phase out development assistance to Zimbabwe and shut down its embassy in Harare by August 2026. The move...

By ZimNow Reporter
16 Uncomfortable Truths-  DAY 12 — To end violence we must demand zero tolerance, for all perpetrators
Profiles

16 Uncomfortable Truths- DAY 12 — To end violence we must demand zero tolerance, for all perpetrators

It is an accepted fact: in Zimbabwe, data and surveys repeatedly show that women are disproportionately victims of gender-based violence (GBV) That reality must never be watered down. It is even refle...

By ZimNow Reporter